Amadeo (record label)

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Amadeo Österreichische Schallplatten Ges.mbH was an Austrian record label founded in 1956 and based in Vienna . It was purchased by Polydor International in June 1974 . Stefan von Friedberg, at that time Amadeo's managing director, resigned and became managing director of Ariola Schallplatten . Gerhard Gebhardt, who was in charge of all Austrian labels in the Polydor Group at the time, became the new managing director. Franz Wallner, until then with Phonodisc, became sales and marketing manager.

Polydor is part of the Universal Music Group .

Artists / groups who published on Amadeo

Classic

jazz

pop

Manager

  • as an independent label:
    • Henry Haerdtl, founder and managing director until 1966
    • Stefan von Friedberg (started at Amadeo in 1961 as sales and export manager, became managing director in 1966)
    • Picco Pacher
  • under Polydor:
    • Gerhard Gebhardt, General Manager
    • Franz Wallner, Manager Marketing & Sales
    • Wolfgang Arming, Managing Director of Polygram Austria

Footnotes

  1. ↑ the Polydor Musikunternehmen Gesellschaft mbh had the labels Polydor, Phonogram, Amadeo, Phonodisc and Sonotrade
  2. ↑ Polydor Buys Amadeo Stock, Billboard Magazine , p. 70, June 29, 1974
  3. ↑ Negram Pact With Amadeo , Billboard Magazine , page 38, November 10, 1973
  4. ↑ Amadeo Board is Revamped , Billboard Magazine , pg. April 30, 1966